Americans need jobs, not a corporate bailout. Let’s bring back the American Jobs Act and National High Speed Rail:https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/08/fact-sheet-american-jobs-act …
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On September 8, 2011 President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress before a nationally televised audience. Unemployment had surged. America was on the brink of a double dip recession.
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Like so many Americans, my family and I lost our life savings and my 401K disappeared. I remember gathering around the tv to listen to the presidents plan: American Jobs Act.
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His plan targeted the middle class. This suspended payroll taxes for 160M Americans, expanded opportunities for low- income citizens, extended unemployment benefits for 6M workers, invested in infrastructure projects, and modernized public schools.
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Today, Congress is voting on a massive $2T stimulus package of $500 billion which goes to corporations while only $100 billion goes to hospitals. Obama’s high-speed rail system would have given 80% of Americans access. This would’ve created thousands of private-sector jobs.
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